The Derivative is The Slope of the Tangent

Speaking of tangent, what's for dinner?

A Great Inclination

Is it an oxymoron to have a great inclination to stay in bed all morning? If there really was a great inclination, you would just slide out of bed. However, with no inclination at all, you could just sleep all day long.

Now, one might equate inclination with a purpose. If you do, you might catch the dual meaning of the last sentence of the previous paragraph. But, some do not have any inclination at all, not even an inkling.

Did I tell you I was gonna become a minimalist? Once again

If you're gonna maintain a minima list, you should take into account the maxima. You can find both by solving the equation f'(x)=0 where differentiable. These can tested solving for f''(x) at the critical points: if f''(x) <0 it is a maximum if f''(x)>0 it goes on the minima list.

Did I tell you I was gonna become a minimalist? Revisited

I just couldn't deal with the hypocrisy; encouraging minimalism yet adding another -ism to the world.

Watch Your Kidneys.

The phenomena of organ harvesting has given new meaning to the highwayman's phrase "stand and deliver".